OUTDOORS COL: Alabama angler wins Bassmaster Classic, $500K

12:06 AM,
Feb. 28, 2013

Written by

Owen Schroeder
For The Leaf-Chronicle

Cliff Pace of Petal, Miss., took charge of the 43rd Bassmaster Classic from the first day and wiped out the 53 angler field to claim the $500,000 first place prize and bragging rights as the world's top bass angler. It was Pace's first Classic win and his first place prize made him the 39th member of the B.A.S.S. Millionaires Club, anglers who have won more than $1 million in Bassmaster events.

The three-day Classic was held this past weekend at Grand Lake O' the Cherokees near Tulsa, Okla., and anglers had to battle winter conditions to make the top 25 cut for the final day and the championship prize ...